Many offices will close for Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama

Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama, will be observed Monday. It commemorates the surrender of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Union Gen. William Sherman on April 26, 1865. Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama, will be observed Monday. …

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